You are required to collect temperature of any city for ten consecutive days. Once you have collected the data for ten days, you are required to prepare a report undertaking followings:
1. Arrange the data in a table format. (5 marks)
2. Present the data using any two types of appropriate charts of your choice. Example: Column chart, scatter plot, line chart, pictograms, bar chart etc. (10 marks)
3. Calculate and discuss the followings. Please provide the steps for the calculation and highlight the final value.
- I.Mean (8 marks)
- II.Median (8 marks)
- III.Mode (8 marks)
- IV.Range (8 marks)
- V.Standard Deviation (13 marks)
4. For your data, use the linear forecasting model which is y = mx + c to calculate and discuss the followings:
- I.Show the steps of calculation of m value and discuss the answer. (15 marks)
- II.Show the steps of calculation of c value and discuss the answer. (15 marks)
- III.Using the calculated ‘m’ and ‘c’ values, forecast temperature on day 12 and day 14. (10 marks)
Hint Please use the forecasting model and formulas for m and c value, taught during the lecture sessions.